Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 26, 2014
The Internet's eyes turned to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, as the panel approved a plan to consider allowing Internet service providers to...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | May 19, 2014
Google long ago went from being a mere directory of the Internet to a shaper of online reality, helping determine what we see and how.The Washington Post From ACM News | May 12, 2014
In the labs of George Washington University, students are laboring in labs covered in black-and-white dotted paper, puzzling out how to make a machine that understands...The Washington Post From ACM News | May 7, 2014
In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a "vibrant discussion" about Internet search competition.The Washington Post From ACM News | April 14, 2014
The man who called himself "Mo" had dark hair, a foreign accent and—if the pictures he emailed to federal investigators could be believed—an Iranian military uniform...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 10, 2013
It's taken almost a decade, but the courts have finally handed down a ruling on Google's audacious project to scan millions of books to build a book search engine...The Washington Post From ACM News | November 14, 2013
Google X is responsible for some of Google's most literally fantastic projects: Google Glass, self-driving cars, gigantic inflatable balloons that beam Internet...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | November 13, 2013
A new report from The Washington Post, based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden, reveals that the National Security Agency is collecting hundreds...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 15, 2013
The head of the National Security Agency delivered a vigorous defense Wednesday of his agency's collection of Americans' phone records for counterterrorism purposes...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | September 27, 2013
It's not evident from the way his hair flops casually down and across, nor from his equally relaxed demeanor, but John Hanke is one of Google's most important idea...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | August 21, 2013
In late 2005, as Iraqi roadside bombings were nearing an all-time peak, the National Security Agency's newly appointed chief began pitching a radical plan for halting...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 24, 2013
You, hear me! Give this fire to that old man. Pull the black worm off the bark and give it to the mother. And no spitting in the ashes!The Washington Post From ACM News | May 7, 2013
Alongside the news that the White House will announce voluntary privacy guidelines for Web companies comes the announcement from major online advertisers that they...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 23, 2012
The 2012 presidential campaign is about to get a lot more personal, at least if Google has any say in it.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 12, 2012